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Articles published in July 2010

TDVision Wants to Fill Up Cable's 3DTV Glass


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 30, 2010 : Tech firm pitches encoding process that can generate full-resolution, hi-def 3DTV signals without busting MSO bandwidth budgets

SPIT Vendors Indulge in M&A Action


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 30, 2010 : Redknee's buying, Intec's looking for a buyer, and TTI's being bought

Smartphone Wars Pay Off in Q2


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (2)
July 30, 2010 : Smartphone competition is driving higher volumes for handset vendors, but it's also putting pressure on their bottom lines

Panasonic Tunes Out Tru2way TVs


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
July 30, 2010 : Tru2way's retail pursuits hang by a thread, though hope may be found in 'set-back' boxes that can be paired with TVs via HDMI

Qualcomm Names India LTE Investors


News Analysis - Gagandeep Kaur - Post a comment
July 30, 2010 : Qualcomm announces Global Holding and Tulip Telecom as initial investors in its Indian LTE venture

AlcaLu in Recovery Mode


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 30, 2010 : Second quarter shows signs of improvement, though Alcatel-Lucent is still losing money and constrained by parts shortages

Rumor: Tellabs Masters Its Domain at AT&T


Rumors - Phil Harvey - Post a comment
July 29, 2010 : Juniper is partnering with Tellabs in AT&T. But what will Tellabs stay in backhaul or move to the EPC?

Virgin Media CEO Disses DSL


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (8)
July 29, 2010 : Neil Berkett downplays the DSL threat as UK MSO preps a 100-meg Docsis 3.0 tier and sets the intro of TiVo-powered video services

Motorola Posts $162M Q2 Profit


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (6)
July 29, 2010 : Handset sales are still down, but the vendor is predicting that smartphones will help spur sales for the rest of the year

AlcaLu, Juniper, Cisco Share AT&T Domain Status


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 29, 2010 : As expected, Juniper gets IP/Ethernet/MPLS/EPC domain slot at AT&T, and it's joined by Alcatel-Lucent and Cisco

Technicolor Lands Verizon Gateway Deal


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 29, 2010 : French vendor (formerly Thomson) lands home gateway deal at Verizon, extends at DirecTV, and updates on its financials

Enterprise Demand for Security Booms, AT&T Says


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (2)
July 29, 2010 : Demand is soaring for network-based threat resolution that keeps 'dirty' traffic out of the enterprise

Arris Falls on Mixed Q2


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 29, 2010 : Arris warns of a CMTS purchasing slowdown just as Docsis 3.0 CPE shipments begin to speed up

Global Crossing Dives Into Telepresence Pool


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
July 29, 2010 : Although late to the market, carrier believes managed service that integrates with other conferencing options will sell

Rumor: Juniper Enters AT&T Domain


Rumors - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (7)
July 29, 2010 :

Genband Challenging MetaSwitch


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (4)
July 28, 2010 : With its acquired base of Nortel DMS-10s and support for older Siemens switches, GenBand is targeting Tier 2 and Tier 3 IP migrations

Ceton Ready to Fire Live Bullets


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
July 28, 2010 : Following earlier delays, the vendor's CableCARD-powered PC-TV tuners are now poised to reach US shores by the middle of next week

India Clears Way for Chinese Imports


News Analysis - Gagandeep Kaur - Comment (1)
July 28, 2010 : New rules are issued for testing and clearance of foreign technology, but operators face enormous fines if security breaches are discovered

Comcast Flashes Cash at Biz Services, SDV


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
July 28, 2010 : MSO is placing bigger bets on commercial services, switched digital video, and its broader IP and service convergence strategies

Sprint Sticks With Unlimited Data Plans


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
July 28, 2010 : CEO Hesse says on Q2 call that Sprint could move to tiered pricing for smartphones in the future but is sticking with unlimited for now

Mediocrity Rules Mobile Video


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (3)
July 28, 2010 : Bytemobile’s latest data shows that mobile video is on the upswing, but the user experience leaves much to be desired

TeliaSonera Develops New Mobile Data Model


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Comments (2)
July 28, 2010 : TeliaSonera looks ahead to new mobile data pricing models as the industry shifts from unlimited to usage-based pricing

BSNL's Chief Issues Parting Shot


News Analysis - Gagandeep Kaur - Post a comment
July 28, 2010 : Outgoing chairman and managing director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam regrets not being able to show profit like other private players

Viva La Vivo Deal


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
July 28, 2010 : Telefónica strikes new deal to take control of Brazilian operator Vivo, leaving Portugal Telecom with the potential to invest in a rival carrier

Report: 3DTV Not Ready for Prime Time


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Comments (2)
July 28, 2010 : Some MSOs may be jumping on the 3DTV bandwagon now, but cable can afford to wait until the tech matures and consumer adoption grows

Verizon Breathing Down Sprint's 4G Neck


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (8)
July 27, 2010 : Rumors of a November 15th launch for Verizon's LTE could turn up the pressure on Clearwire and Sprint to launch 4G in more big cities

Major MSOs on Cusp of TV Everywhere Era


LR Cable News Analysis - Steve Donohue - Post a comment
July 27, 2010 : Turner exec says cable ops, telcos, and satellite TV providers are poised to go wide with TVE by the end of this year and into 2011

Comcast's Target: 105-Meg D3 Downstream


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comments (3)
July 27, 2010 : More hard evidence emerges that the MSO's close to launching a residential wideband tier that offers 105-Mbit/s bursts

Operators Have a WAC at Apps


LR Mobile News Analysis - Michelle Donegan - Post a comment
July 27, 2010 : The Wholesale Application Community revealed the business model and new executive team for its operator-led mobile apps push

Tellabs on a Roll


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (2)
July 27, 2010 : Like butter! Q2 shows vendor's Q1 blowout wasn't a fluke, but Tellabs admits it's facing a threat in AT&T's backhaul network

Moto, BigBand Play Small Ball With SDV


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
July 27, 2010 : Moto says hosted SDV will bring the technology to the Tier 2/3 crowd, but rival BigBand questions if the approach can handle the load

ISPs Shamed by UK Broadband Speed Tests


LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 27, 2010 : Research commissioned by regulator Ofcom shows gap between advertised DSL speeds and reality is growing as cable operator Virgin Media shames ISPs

Rumor: BT Preps Femto Offer


Rumors - Michelle Donegan - Comment (1)
July 27, 2010 :

WiFi Hotzones: AT&T’s Half-Baked Network Savior


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (8)
July 26, 2010 : AT&T is expanding its WiFi hotzones to additional US cities in hopes that data offload will save its 3G network, but will it be enough?

Cracks Emerge in the Moto-Cisco Duopoly


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 26, 2010 : Comcast Media Center offers Tier 2 and 3 cable ops a DVB-based digital video option that pairs Evolution HD-DTA boxes and Conax security UPDATED 7/27 11:50 AM

India Adds 18M Subs in June


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comments (4)
July 26, 2010 : Bharti Airtel leads the way as another 18 million mobile numbers are activated in India, but there's still no sign of number portability

CENX, EXFO Team on Off-Net Monitoring


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Post a comment
July 26, 2010 : Collaboration enables CENX to offer its carrier customers the ability to monitor Ethernet SLAs when traffic goes off-net

Pace Makes $475M Move on 2Wire


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 26, 2010 : Set-top box specialist sees way into Tier 1 carriers in US with home gateway vendor acquisition

BBT Buys Into Boxes


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 26, 2010 : Cable group has no long-term set-top plans, but bought R.L. Drake's box assets to speed adoption of its downloadable security system

IBBS, SinglePipe Tie the Knot


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
July 26, 2010 : With SinglePipe, IBBS strives to become a voice and data one-stop shop for Tier 2 and 3 cable operators

AlcaLu Pitches Single-Vendor LTE


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (4)
July 26, 2010 : Alcatel-Lucent is taking its message of end-to-end LTE from one vendor around the country, but one size doesn’t fit all for some wireless operators

Counting Down to LTE


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comment (1)
July 23, 2010 : Verizon says it is on track for a Q4 launch; AT&T plans to start trials this year

Comcast's 'Project Infinity' Takes Flight


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Comment (1)
July 23, 2010 : MSO's video CDN is running in Philly, with 25,000 on-demand choices on deck and the ability to serve up more than 100,000 on the horizon

Verizon Likes Its Droids


LR Mobile News Analysis - Sarah Reedy - Comments (5)
July 23, 2010 : Verizon’s smartphone portfolio struggled before Droid came along, but now data growth is so good that it isn’t sweating tiered pricing

Ericsson CFO: India Bottleneck Easing


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Comment (1)
July 23, 2010 : The security clearance constraints that affected Ericsson's Q2 are easing, says CFO, but there's no telling what might come next

Verizon Wireline Profits All About the Job Cuts


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (11)
July 23, 2010 : Despite improved FiOS sales and a better enterprise picture, Verizon's wireline opps only profit by cutting costs, especially jobs

Parts Problems Hurt Ericsson's Q2


News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre - Post a comment
July 23, 2010 : Just like NSN, components issues and purchase order holdups in India lower Ericsson's second-quarter numbers

Customer Growth Driving Infinera Success


News Analysis - Carol Wilson - Comments (6)
July 22, 2010 : Customers need more bandwidth to deliver video and wireless and are buying Infinera optical gear in record numbers as a result

Cable Thinking Big With Video-Focused CDNs


LR Cable News Analysis - Jeff Baumgartner - Post a comment
July 22, 2010 : To deflect OTT pressure and blaze a path to TV Everywhere, cable's video-optimized content distribution networks could support a million or more on-demand titles

AT&T's Q2 iBoost


LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones - Comments (2)
July 22, 2010 : AT&T's pay-as-you-go subscriber base grew fast in Q2 thanks to the Apple iPad, but monthly subscriber numbers could be worrisome
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